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Photos by Tom Roche (tom@photosbyroche.com)

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Japan 2017

A tour of Japan with Road Scholar
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  • Gate to the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo

    Gate to the Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo

  • Foundation of the tower at the Imperial Palace

    Foundation of the tower at the Imperial Palace

    It was never rebuilt after a fire

  • Lantern and flag at Yasukuni Shrine

    Lantern and flag at Yasukuni Shrine

  • Yasukuni Shrine

    Yasukuni Shrine

    A controversial shrine because some commemorated here were declared war criminals. It is enormously controversial in the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Statue to Kamikaze Pilots at Yasukuni Shrine

    Statue to Kamikaze Pilots at Yasukuni Shrine

  • Benten-do Temple across the pond

    Benten-do Temple across the pond

  • One of the many subway lines in Tokyo

    One of the many subway lines in Tokyo

  • A street in Akahabara, the electronics town of Tokyo

    A street in Akahabara, the electronics town of Tokyo

  • Queuing for the opening of the Pachinko parlor

    Queuing for the opening of the Pachinko parlor

  • Tanuki statue,  in a Shinto Shrine

    Tanuki statue, in a Shinto Shrine

    The Japanese raccoon dog, often depicted with exaggerated testicles.

  • A wooden lantern at the Yanagimori Shrine

    A wooden lantern at the Yanagimori Shrine

  • Fake Food on display outside a restaurant

    Fake Food on display outside a restaurant

    Many restaurants show models of the food they serve.

  • Gate to the Kanda Shrine

    Gate to the Kanda Shrine

  • Ema in the Kanda Shrine

    Ema in the Kanda Shrine

    Ema are wooden plaques on which Shinto or buddhist worshipers write prayers or wishes. Some at this shrine are unusual in that they contain pictures

  • Businessmen at the Kanda shrine

    Businessmen at the Kanda shrine

    The Kami enshrined in this shrine are gods of fortune so it is a popular place for businessmen and entrepreneurs to pray for wealth and prosperity.

  • A subsidiary shrine in the Kanda shrine

    A subsidiary shrine in the Kanda shrine

  • Buildings in the Kanda Shrine

    Buildings in the Kanda Shrine

  • Devils in the details of the shrine

    Devils in the details of the shrine

  • Mount Fuji in the clouds

    Mount Fuji in the clouds

  • Barrels for making Miso

    Barrels for making Miso

  • Matsumoto Castle

    Matsumoto Castle

  • Matsumoto Castle

    Matsumoto Castle

  • Matsumoto Castle at night

    Matsumoto Castle at night

  • Matsumoto Castle at night

    Matsumoto Castle at night

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